Congo vs New Caledonia: Rural population, per square kilometre
Congo
6.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
5.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
170th
New Caledonia rank
172nd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.58 units per square kilometre against 5.11 units per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.47 units per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Congo ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 units per square kilometre | 2.83 units per square kilometre | 0.6099 units per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 3.25 units per square kilometre | 0.4859 units per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.91 units per square kilometre | 3.6 units per square kilometre | 0.6918 units per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 4.29 units per square kilometre | 0.8388 units per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 4.19 units per square kilometre | 4.75 units per square kilometre | 0.5585 units per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 5.45 units per square kilometre | 5.03 units per square kilometre | 0.4246 units per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 5.09 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Congo or New Caledonia?
- Congo, at 6.58 units per square kilometre against 5.11 units per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Congo and New Caledonia?
- 1.47 units per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and New Caledonia rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.